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CSO/RP/1831/201

Cover letter from James Hardiman, [sub commissioner to Irish records commission], 23 Middle Gardiner Street, Dublin, to Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, enclosing a memorial to Henry William Paget, Lord Lieutenant, requesting issue of adequate compensation for his long period of involvement with the public records of Ireland; complaining of great personal sacrifice over a period of 19 years in undertaking the task and regretting the revocation of the patient in 1830 of the Irish Record Commission. Also copies of four documents [marked no 1 to no 6] presented as evidence of his exertions in service of Irish historical records.

14 Jan 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/202

File of documents concerning the removal of William Bagge, chief constable, from Athlone to Kinnegad in County Westmeath, and local resistance to same. Includes letter from Col Sir John Harvey, [inspector general of police for province of Leinster], Kilkenny, [County Kilkenny], to Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, seeking approval for the transfer of Bagge from Athlone to Kinnegad in County Westmeath, and to combine together the district of Glasson with Moate under the superintendence of Chief Constable William Hemsworth. Also includes resolutions of the magistrates assembled at the Petty Sessions of Glasson commending the conduct of Bagge and requesting he not be removed from their district.

4 Jan 1831-20 Jan 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/203

Letter from Howe Peter Brown, 2nd marquis of Sligo, Westport, [County Mayo], to Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, recommending the appointment of John Larminie as distributor of stamps [for Castlebar, County Mayo] in the place of [Francis] Wright, who has fallen into a poor state of health and is unable to conduct business. Also letter from Brown to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, renewing his endorsement of Larminie to succeed Wright, on foot of the latter’s formal resignation.

26 Jan 1831-30 Feb 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/204

Letter from Col Sir John Harvey, [inspector general of police for province of Leinster], Kilkenny, [County Kilkenny], to Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, seeking the opinion of the law advisors of the crown on the case of Lieut HW Thompson, sub-inspector, Mullingar, County Westmeath, who is facing a fine of £20 for failing to assist a revenue officer with warrant to search a premises for malt and illicit spirits. Also letter from Thompson, Westmeath Constabulary Office, to Harvey, requesting advice over uncertainty as to the application of the law and reproducing [on back] copies of requisitions from Francis Johnston, excise officer, and John Lyons, magistrate of County Westmeath.

23 Jan 1831-29 Jan 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/205

Letter from John Hart, chairman, Apprentice Boys of Londonderry, [County Londonderry; Derry], to the Secretary for Ireland, Dublin Castle, enclosing a copy of the proceedings of the Apprentice Boys of Londonderry, with resolutions condemning recent displays of political unrest and in support of the legislative union with Great Britain; stressing their hostility to repeal of the union and declaring their intention to co-operate in the defence of the constitution; also annex copy of a loyal address to the king and copy petition to the House of Commons seeking firm action to combat the influence of ‘Revolutionary Demagogues’ [both overleaf].

26 Jan 1831-27 Jan 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/206

File of documents concerning the application of Michael Owen, sub-constable, police constabulary, County Roscommon, for payment of superannuation allowance. Includes letter from Owen, [Dramalga] Cottage, Ballinasloe, County Galway, to Edward Connor, first clerk in military department of Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, enquiring after his memorial sent near one year ago but without reply; referring to his poor state of health and weakening frame. Also includes copy memorial from Owen, Camla Police Station, Athlone, [County Westmeath], to Hugh Percy, Lord Lieutenant, seeking award of a pension in lieu of nearly 30 years in the police establishment; reciting past employment history as clerk in the military department, in the commissariat department and finally in 1815, the police constabulary. Also includes copy recommendation for Owen from six magistrates of County Roscommon; and copy list of questions with responses in connection with his application for superannuation.

12 Jan 1831-16 Jul 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/207

Note of instructions [possibly from the Chief Secretary to the Under Secretary], asking that a communication be addressed to [Lieutenant James] Dombrain [Inspector General of the Coast Guard], conveying approval for the purchase of 50 tons of potatoes for use at Belmullet, [County Mayo], at the best possible price; requesting also a message be sent on the matter to Gregory Haines, assistant commissary general, and Maj Samson Carter, chief-constable of police, [Castlebar, County Mayo].

[1831]

1831

CSO/RP/1831/208

File of documents concerning the application of Daniel Gerin, late colour sergeant, 11th Regiment of Foot, for a post of employment. Includes letter from Gerin, Dublin, to Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, appealing for a situation of employment under government in order to support his wife and five children; recollecting in detail his past experience of military conflict in Europe in the early 1800s. Also includes letter from Gerin, 2 Little James Street, Dublin, to Stanley, reiterating his appeal for a post and describing his strenuous exertions on the battlefields of Portugal, Spain and France under the Duke of Wellington.

1 Jan 1831-4 Feb 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/209

Letter from Henry Page, 3 Jervis Street, [Dublin], to Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, asking for a situation of employment which he undertakes to fill ‘with fidelity’; attributing his lack of success to being hired ‘in any Mercantile establishment’ to his being of English extraction and seeks assistance.

30 Jan 1830

1830

CSO/RP/1831/210

File of documents concerning a suspicion of financial irregularity on the part of Alexander Nimmo, engineer on public works in the Connaught district. Includes letter from Howe Peter Brown, 2nd marquis of Sligo, Westport, [County Mayo], to Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, complaining of the conduct of Alexander Nimmo, engineer, whom, he alleges, is using every excuse to avoid settling his accounts; observing he is taking advantage of his position as ‘Government engineer’, exacting credit to commence works in different places and leaving the ‘poor people without pay’. Also includes letter from Nimmo to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, explaining his rationale for making payment to contractors like Mr Steele and referring in particular to works on the new bridge in the barony of Erris in County Mayo; noting also an enclosed letter from which he takes his information.

27 Jan 1831-22 Feb 1831

1831